Eva Lys is at Tennist tournament in Berlin Already without a chance in the first round. The 23-year-old lost 1: 6, 3: 6 at the top-class preparation tournament on Wimbledon against the favorite Spaniard Paula Badosa. Lys was the only German player in the main field of the WTA 500 event.
The Hamburg-based Lys never had to oppose Badosa’s power strokes. The match doesn’t even take an hour. Favorites on the title are French Open winner Coco Gauff from the USA and the world rankings of Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.
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The tennis world elite as a guest in the capital: stars such as Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff compete in Grunewald at the Berlin Tennis Open. The game is played by prize money of almost one million euros. The most important information about the tournament.more
Even before the tournament started, Lys had subdued the expectations of German fans for a tennis fairy tale in the capital. After all, she hadn’t played on grass too often in her career. She wanted to gain experience and approach the slippery surface, said the Ukrainian native.
Crowd Jabeur Siegreich
Lys only remains the tournament in Bad Homburg (Hesse) in the coming week to prepare for the classic in Wimbledon. There, the German will be in her career for the first time in the main field. The third Grand Slam event of the year takes place from June 30th to July 13th in London.
A much better start to the tournament had a crowd favorite ons Jabeur. At the start, the Tunisian defeated the American Caroline Dolehide with 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 1 and now meets the Italian Jasmine Paolini. Jabeur had already lost in qualification and had slipped into the main field as a so -called Lucky Loserin.
The two-time Wimbledon finalist had triumphed in the Grunewald in 2022. On the world rankings she is currently in 61th place, her highest position was 2nd place [wtatennis.com]. Eva Lys is currently on the world rankings in 62nd place.
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